If you’re planning to shop online this season, you’ll have a lot of company. A recent survey from McAfee found that nearly everyone in the U.S. will do at least some of their holiday shopping on the ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Technical support scams can happen to anyone, but according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD), about 60% of the victims are elderly. PCSD recently helped a ...
Better Business Bureau president and CEO Randy Hutchinson gives consumers tips on how to avoid scams and protect assets.
Online scams are evolving fast, but the tricks behind them are surprisingly predictable once you know what to look for. I ...
Whether it's scam text messages, fake ads, unsolicited social media messages, or just plain old phishing emails, the methods used by cybercriminals to hook their targets are getting more sophisticated ...
Answer: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults.
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Seniors, avoid these 15 scams targeting you

While scam artists target anyone and everyone they can if they believe there's a potential for a payoff, they sadly most often focus heavily on senior citizens. Why? That's because many retirees have ...
Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...
Black Friday brings a spike in scams: ghost deal sites, fake delivery texts, bogus “store closing” ads, counterfeit luxury/tech, and fake support lines Stay safe by going directly to official ...
While consumers are getting better at spotting scammers, the scams keep getting more sophisticated. Here's how you can avoid them. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before ...